lay-by
noun /ˈleɪ baɪ/
/ˈleɪ baɪ/
(plural lay-bys)
- [countable] (British English) an area at the side of a road where vehicles may stop for a short time
- He pulled into the lay-by and got out to see what was wrong with the car.
WordfinderTopics Transport by car or lorryc2- bypass
- carriageway
- diversion
- hard shoulder
- lane
- lay-by
- motorway
- road
- roundabout
- signpost
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + lay-by- pull into
- in a/the lay-by
- [uncountable, countable] (Australian English, New Zealand English, South African English) a system of paying some money for an article so that it is kept for you and you can pay the rest of the money later
- on lay-by You could secure it on lay-by.
- They take credit cards and lay-bys.